BORDC/DDF activists were instrumental in recruiting members to the caucus, engaging in a grassroots campaign in the 4th congressional district in Oregon to convince Rep. Peter DeFazio to join the caucus. Which he did.

“Representatives from the left and the right are uniting to defend our Fourth Amendment right to privacy,” said Yolanda Rondon, an attorney with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, who will serve on the Fourth Amendment Advisory Committee. “The 4th Amendment caucus represents the unity and commitment across party lines that are necessary to break the cycle of mass surveillance. We hope to work with the Caucus to bring a vital perspective and reframe the discussion on surveillance programs and the civil rights and civil liberties for all.”

Members of the public are invited to attend the launch on July 13 at the Cannon Office Building, Room 441 at 11:00 am.

Following remarks by Representatives Lofgren and Poe, there will be a panel discussion on Fourth Amendment Issues confronting Congress with a panel of experts, moderated by the newly formed Caucus Advisory Committee.

The LCRRA is a model resolution that protects the fundamental rights and liberties of law-abiding Americans to be free of arbitrary monitoring, surveillance, detention, search, or arrest by local law enforcement authorities; and focuses local law enforcement agencies on their core public safety mission.